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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Schleswig-Flensburg

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
19.92 km²

Population
  
1,837 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
04643

State
  
Schleswig-Holstein

Elevation
  
17 m (56 ft)

Postal codes
  
24395

Local time
  
Saturday 3:38 PM

Postal code
  
24395

Municipal assoc.
  
Geltinger Bucht


Weather
  
6°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 82% Humidity

Gelting is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the Baltic Sea, approx. 33 km northeast of Schleswig, and 30 km east of Flensburg.

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Map of 24395 Gelting, Germany

Gelting is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Geltinger Bucht.

Shield or Coat of Arms

Heraldic Description:: „The coat of arms is blue under a radiant golden half sun a golden plow with a silver ploughshare.“

Gelting Personalities

  • Detlev von Ahlefeldt (1612–1686), Military officer, War Commissioner for the Danish King
  • Seneca Freiherr von Gelting (1715-1786), regional landowner
  • Hermann Bendix Todsen (1864–1946), Mayor of Flensburg
  • Herbert Kortum (1907–1979), Scientist; computer scientist and DDR computer pioneer
  • Vera Dietz Motika(1936- ) singer and performer; emigrated to Columbus, Ohio, USA. By the act of emigration, she gave up all chance to obtain a European title.

    • References

    Gelting Wikipedia
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